Language:EnglishPublisher:E-ArtnowISBN-13:9788026891871ISBN-10:8026891872UPC:9788026891871Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:Collections & AnthologiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC1K5E8KCH
Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy - Three Classic Supervillain Novels
This complete trilogy collects three groundbreaking novels by British author Sax Rohmer that introduced one of literature's most iconic supervillains. Dr. Fu Manchu became an archetype of the evil criminal genius and mad scientist, influencing popular culture for over 90 years across cinema, television, radio, comic strips, and comic books.
What's Included in This Collection
This anthology contains three complete novels:
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (also published as The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu) - The first appearance of the infamous villain that established the character's diabolical methods and criminal empire.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (also published as The Devil Doctor) - The supervillain returns with new schemes and deadly plots.
The Hand of Fu Manchu (also published as The Si-Fan Mysteries) - The trilogy concludes with the criminal mastermind's most elaborate conspiracies.
The Character and His Methods
Dr. Fu Manchu's murderous plots are distinguished by his rejection of conventional weapons. He disdains guns or explosives, instead employing dacoits, thuggees, and members of secret societies as his agents. His arsenal includes exotic and arcane methods: pythons and cobras, fungi and bacilli, black spiders, and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons. The character had an abhorrence for the truth and used torture and gruesome tactics to dispose of enemies.
Cultural Legacy
Written during the first half of the twentieth century, these novels established Dr. Fu Manchu as a lasting figure in fiction. The character became so influential that the Fu Manchu moustache bears his name. This trilogy represents the foundation of a character that would be adapted and reimagined across multiple media formats for nearly a century.
Language:EnglishPublisher:E-ArtnowISBN-13:9788026891871ISBN-10:8026891872UPC:9788026891871Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveBook Topic:Collections & AnthologiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.79 inchesWeight:1.131Product ID:SC1K5E8KCH
Sax Rohmer crafted these mystery and detective novels with intricate plots and atmospheric settings that defined the criminal mastermind genre. His creation of Dr. Fu Manchu remains one of the most recognizable villains in literary history.
This paperback edition from E-Artnow preserves all three novels in their complete form, allowing readers to experience the complete saga of one of fiction's most notorious supervillains.
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Dr. Fu Manchu Trilogy - Three Classic Supervillain Novels
This complete trilogy collects three groundbreaking novels by British author Sax Rohmer that introduced one of literature's most iconic supervillains. Dr. Fu Manchu became an archetype of the evil criminal genius and mad scientist, influencing popular culture for over 90 years across cinema, television, radio, comic strips, and comic books.
What's Included in This Collection
This anthology contains three complete novels:
The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu (also published as The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu) - The first appearance of the infamous villain that established the character's diabolical methods and criminal empire.
The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu (also published as The Devil Doctor) - The supervillain returns with new schemes and deadly plots.
The Hand of Fu Manchu (also published as The Si-Fan Mysteries) - The trilogy concludes with the criminal mastermind's most elaborate conspiracies.
The Character and His Methods
Dr. Fu Manchu's murderous plots are distinguished by his rejection of conventional weapons. He disdains guns or explosives, instead employing dacoits, thuggees, and members of secret societies as his agents. His arsenal includes exotic and arcane methods: pythons and cobras, fungi and bacilli, black spiders, and other peculiar animals or natural chemical weapons. The character had an abhorrence for the truth and used torture and gruesome tactics to dispose of enemies.
Cultural Legacy
Written during the first half of the twentieth century, these novels established Dr. Fu Manchu as a lasting figure in fiction. The character became so influential that the Fu Manchu moustache bears his name. This trilogy represents the foundation of a character that would be adapted and reimagined across multiple media formats for nearly a century.
Sax Rohmer crafted these mystery and detective novels with intricate plots and atmospheric settings that defined the criminal mastermind genre. His creation of Dr. Fu Manchu remains one of the most recognizable villains in literary history.
This paperback edition from E-Artnow preserves all three novels in their complete form, allowing readers to experience the complete saga of one of fiction's most notorious supervillains.
